Injunction Affirmed In Alliant Trade Secrets Case

Law360, New York (February 11, 2008, 12:00 AM EST) -- A California appellate court has upheld a preliminary injunction barring a former employee of Alliant Insurance Services Inc. from competing with the insurance company in the state.

The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, affirmed a preliminary injunction against G. Scott Gaddy, a former employee and owner of an Alliant subsidiary, rejecting his argument that the “geographic scope of the injunction is unlawful.”

The court said Thursday that it found “no reason to refuse to enforce the geographic restriction – the 58 counties of the...